Transportation Improvement StudyHylan Boulevard

Welcome to theHylan Boulevard Transportation

Improvement Study Public Meeting

TransportationÊImprovementÊStudyHylanÊBoulevard

Study Corridor Map

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- High Levels of Congestion during Peak Periods

- On-Street Parking Prohibited at All Times

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- Elementary School on South Side

- On-Street Parking Permitted on North Side

Typical Location 3 - Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses

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Typical Location 1 - Mid- to Large-Sized Retail Properties

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- On-Street Parking Prohibited in AM & PM

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Transportation Improvement StudyHylan Boulevard

Toolbox of Improvements

• Left-Turn Lane Improvement Projects

• Signal Timing Optimization

• Advanced Signals• Pedestrian Islands• Sidewalks• Wider Medians

• Curb Bus Lane or Offset Bus Lane

• Simplified Service Pattern

• Longer Stop Spacing• Streamlined Route Path

• Transit Signal Priority

• Real-time Bus Information

• Advanced Payment System

Traffic and Safety

Bus Service

Technology

Left-Turn Lane Improvement Projects

Pedestrian Islands Wider Medians

Longer Stop Spacing

Advanced Payment System

Transit Signal Priority

Curb Bus Lane

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Real-time Bus Information

Transportation Improvement StudyHylan Boulevard

Project Issues and Goals

Corridor IssuesTraffic Congestion on Hylan Blvd• HylanBlvdistheonlycontinuousNorth-Southrouteonthesouthshore

• 28,000vehiclespassthroughthecorridoronatypicalweekday

• Congestedintersectionscausetraveltimedelays• Safetycanbeimprovedforallcorridorusers,includingmotorists,transitridersandpedestrians

Long Transit Commute Times• 72%oftransitcommutershaveatriplongerthan60minutes• 20%ofpeopleintheHylanBlvdcorridorcommutebytransit• OnethirdofallSIbuscommuterslivealongHylanBlvd• 16,000trips/dayonS78andS79localbuses• 15,000trips/dayon8expressbusroutes• Congestioncausesdelaysandreducesreliabilityoflocalandexpressbusservices

Project Goals• Improvesafetyforallcorridorusers• Improvetrafficflow• Reducebustraveltimeandimprovebustraveltimereliability• ImprovetransitaccesstoManhattan,BrooklynandtoSIdestinations

• MaintainaccesstoHylanBlvdbusinesses

Transportation Improvement StudyHylan Boulevard

Project Timeline

June 2010

July 2010

August 2010

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

December 2010

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

June 2011

July 2011

August 2011

September 2011

October 2011

November 2011

December 2011

2012

2013

We Are Here

Meeting with Community Boards 1, 2 & 3, and Staten Island Elected Officials(June 18, 2010)

Implementation(Target 2012 or 2013)

CAC Meeting #1(October 25, 2010)

Public Meeting(December 2, 2010)

Assess Baseline Conditions(Fall 2010 - Winter 2011)

Develop & Review 2-3 Draft Concepts(Winter 2011- Spring 2011)

Develop & Refine Preferred Alternative(Summer 2011)

Develop Implementation Plan(Fall 2011)

Public Meeting

Public Meeting(June 8, 2011)

Public Meetings*CAC Meeting #3*

* Exact dates to be determined

CAC Meeting #2(June 2, 2011)

(September 15, 2011)